A Galère of Poetic Autopsies
Expect the unexpected as poets, writers, and other creatives from the Hudson area and beyond reveal the inspiration and shadows behind their work.
Featured performers: Alex Patrick Dyck, Puma Perl & Joe Sztabnik, and Joe Quattro.
Hosted by John K Lawson and Jane Ormerod.
Doors at 6:00 pm, show at 7:00 pm.
$10 suggested donation to be shared among performers.
Alex Patrick Dyck’s artistic practice weaves together visual art, poetry, installation, performance, herbalism, and storytelling. Drawing inspiration from nature and their heritage, they explore themes of diaspora, memory, queer identity, and the interconnectedness of the natural world. They have exhibited, appeared in print, and performed internationally. Their third book of poetry, Butterflies Come Out at Night, was published this year.
Puma Perl and Joe Sztabnik have collaborated on projects and performances for over ten years. They both play in The Puma Perl Band and have also appeared as a duo and a trio, usually with percussionist Dave Donen. An album of original songs, poems and music, Under Tenement Skies, is forthcoming. Puma is the author of five poetry collections and is also a journalist with several New York Press Association Awards in support of her work. Joe was a founding member of the band New York Junk and is a songwriter and producer in addition to being a musician. He recently reunited with his original Dragons members to form a new rock and roll band, Dragon Redux. (Photograph by Robert Carrithers.)
Joe Quattro is a multi-genre writer. After college, he started professional writing as a ghostwriter, a speechwriter, and then a journalist. His decade in journalism overlapped with his interest in the arts, writing reviews, essays, profiles, and interviews. More recently, he has returned to prose and script writing. Recent plays have been produced in New York City at The Tank, The Players Theater, and Studio Theater in Exile. He lives in Hudson.
